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Man seriously injured in Thornbury crash

A pedestrian suffered life-threatening head injuries when he was in collision with a car in Bradford.

The 32-year-old man was crossing Bradford Road, Thornbury, near to The Farmers pub, at about 5.55pm on Sunday when the collision happened.

The vehicle involved, a black SEAT Leon, was travelling towards Dick Lane. The driver was spoken to by police at the scene. The injured man, believed to be from the Thornbury area, was taken to Leeds General Infirmary for treatment.

A police spokesman said the man was currently in a serious condition.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or saw the car involved in the time leading up to it, is asked to ring PC Neil Clark in the Eastern Area Roads Policing Unit on 101.

Comments (2)

I'd like to know who decides what articles we are invited to comment on!

Some beggar belief. Have we caught the big nose robber yet?
How about the perpetual burglar only getting 12 months community service!

I'd like to know who decides what articles we are invited to comment on!
Some beggar belief. Have we caught the big nose robber yet?
How about the perpetual burglar only getting 12 months community service!alive and awake

Me too! 'They' are allowing comments on a serious RTC here and yet the story on the accident at failed lights on Manchester Road is blocked. The headline is "Failure of lights causes Manchester Road accident in Bradford"...

1) I have never seen, or heard of, an incident where a set of traffic lights leapt out in front of a vehicle to cause a collision. The 'accident' was caused by at least one driver failing to stop/drive appropriately in the circumstances!

2) What a surprise that one of the drivers involved was a taxi driver - a so-called 'professional' driver. 15 minutes on Bradford roads will show how 'professional' this class of driver is! As an aside, I'm surprised that they still actually come and pick me up anymore as I regularly comment on their driving when it infringes the law - one journey in 3, I would estimate, includes one or more endorsable traffic offences.

3) And just to be pedantic...it's no longer an 'accident' - it's a 'collision'; an accident implies a lack of fault; the law presumes (in practice, if not in its letter) that there is some fault until investigations exonerate those involved.

Look - I feel so much better for that.... :-)

Finally - I hope the guy mentioned in this article makes a full recovery.

Me too! 'They' are allowing comments on a serious RTC here and yet the story on the accident at failed lights on Manchester Road is blocked. The headline is "Failure of lights causes Manchester Road accident in Bradford"...
1) I have never seen, or heard of, an incident where a set of traffic lights leapt out in front of a vehicle to cause a collision. The 'accident' was caused by at least one driver failing to stop/drive appropriately in the circumstances!
2) What a surprise that one of the drivers involved was a taxi driver - a so-called 'professional' driver. 15 minutes on Bradford roads will show how 'professional' this class of driver is! As an aside, I'm surprised that they still actually come and pick me up anymore as I regularly comment on their driving when it infringes the law - one journey in 3, I would estimate, includes one or more endorsable traffic offences.
3) And just to be pedantic...it's no longer an 'accident' - it's a 'collision'; an accident implies a lack of fault; the law presumes (in practice, if not in its letter) that there is some fault until investigations exonerate those involved.
Look - I feel so much better for that.... :-)
Finally - I hope the guy mentioned in this article makes a full recovery.food_for_thought